Kanji
Readingぱい
Frequency46%
Used in (29 in total)
playing cards; mahjong tiles made of animal bone
safe tile; tile that may be discarded without risking benefiting an opponent; no-risk choice; easily handled person
safe tile; tile that may be discarded without risking benefiting an opponent; no-risk choice; easily handled person
score sheet
dealt tiles
tenpai; fishing (i.e. needing one more tile for completion)
gold medal; gold badge
shuffling of tiles; cleaning mahjong tiles
replacement tile drawn after declaring a kong
winning tile
terminals; suited tiles numbered 1 or 9
silver medal; silver badge
suited tiles
flower tile
bamboo tile; tile made out of bamboo
tile accidentally or mistakenly shown to other players
white dragon tile
tiles matching one's seat wind
tile matching the round wind
wall; wall tiles
playing card tax; tax on playing cards, mahjong sets, domino sets, etc. (abolished in 1989)
paifang (Chinese architectural arch or gateway)
value honor; round wind, seat wind, and dragon tiles
dora tile; special tile that increases the han value of a hand